Fantasy football (Association)

Fantasy football (less commonly referred to as fantasy association football worldwide but known as fantasy soccer in the United States) is a game in which participants assemble an imaginary team of real life footballers and score points based on those players' actual statistical performance or their perceived contribution on the field of play. Usually players are selected from one specific division in a particular country, although there are many variations. The original game was created in Italy by Riccardo Albini in 1990,after seeing the success of American fantasy sports games in the eighties, then introduced in England by Andrew Wainstein the following year, when Fantasy League Ltd was set up. Fantasy football has evolved in recent years from a simple recreational activity into a significant business due to exposure via the internet.